Luke 14:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.”
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““When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;”
King James Version · Public Domain“When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 14:8 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 25:6Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
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